drawing lead in original packaging Mars Lumograph 4B, 5B, 2.60 mm.
Inventory Number: 2014-1-0141d
Classification: Drafting Equipment
Manufacturer: Staedtler (founded 1835)
Dimensions:
2 boxes: 1 × 13.3 × 3.6 cm (3/8 × 5 1/4 × 1 7/16 in.)
Material:
Description:
2 packages of pencil leads
In Collection(s)
Signedon top of 2 packages: MADE IN GERMANY
Inscribedon top of 2 packages: 4B MARS / LUMOGRAPH STAEDTLER / DRAWING-LEADS No. 1904 2.60 mm / MADE IN GERMANY
on front of package 1: No. 1904 5B
on front of package 2: No. 1904 4B
on front of package 1: No. 1904 5B
on front of package 2: No. 1904 4B
FunctionPencil leads (actually made of graphite) are used in mechanical pencils.
ProvenanceLionel Spiro, Brookline, MA; Gift to CHSI, 2014.